Mass suicides on Saipan and Tinian, 1944 : an examination of the civilian deaths in historical context / Alexander Astroth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Astroth, Alexander, 1992- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Northern Mariana Islands.

World War, 1939-1945.

Mass suicide--Northern Mariana Islands--Saipan.

Mass suicide.

Mass suicide--Northern Mariana Islands--Tinian.

Civilian war casualties--Northern Mariana Islands--Saipan.

Civilian war casualties.

Civilian war casualties--Northern Mariana Islands--Tinian.

World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Northern Mariana Islands--Tinian.

World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Northern Mariana Islands--Saipan.

Battle casualties.

Military campaigns.

Mariana Islands--Tinian.

Northern Mariana Islands.

Northern Mariana Islands--Saipan.

Physical Description:

vii, 222 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]

Summary:

"When the Americans invaded the Japanese-controlled islands of Saipan and Tinian in 1944, civilians and combatants committed mass suicide to avoid being captured. This book draws on United States National Archives documents and photographs, as well as veteran and survivor testimonies, to provide readers with a better understanding of what happened on the two islands and why"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1. Before 1944

Prehistory and European colonization

Japanese takeover of Saipan and Tinian

Cultures and societies of Saipan and Tinian

The Asia-Pacific war and islands' militarization

Part 2. 1944

Saipan and Tinian invasions

Mass civilian suicides

Causes of the mass civilian suicides

Non-suicide deaths and atrocities

Civilian internment camps

Number of civilian deaths and suicides

Conclusion: aftermath.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476674568

1476674566

OCLC:

1049791315